"Past Rides" of days gone by (that you wish you'd kept)

I owned this car for a few years "back in the day". It was a 1970 427 SOHC Maverick. It started life as a "body in white" sent to Holman/Moody. Holman/Moody built a half dozen of these for the Ford Drag Team. They install Dana 60 rear ends with slapper bars, Top loader 4-speeds and a 427 SOHC engines. They reworked the inner fenders/shock towers wider and moved the steering box over 1 inch to allow for the big block engine, still looked factory. This car was built for Bob Frendsley Ford, driven by Gene Turnage, and wrenched on by Bob Glidden (who was a mechanic for Frendsley Ford at the time) . In late 1970 it was the first Pro Stock car that Bob Glidden had ever driven. ( he went on to be the winningest Pro Stock driver in history).. I bought the car from friends who were divorcing and liquidating assets. I won my money back in one month. I had other race cars and interests and sold the car which is probably now sitting in a garage somewhere here in Alabama, or maybe going to a local racetrack sometimes.( probably has a small block Chevy motor in it now.lol) I have regretted getting rid of that car and a couple of years ago thought about trying to find it, but after contacting Holman/Moody to see if they had any documentation on these cars for use as provenance, They told me there were no records of these cars or many of the other cars they built, they were just too busy back then and didn't keep records very well. So I came to the conclusion that proving the origin of the car would be as hard or harder than finding the car and bringing it back to former glory. Anyway here is a pic of the 1970 427 SOHC Maverick, I wonder what it looks like now !!

Should have kept my 1985 Yamaha RZ500. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_RD500LC 4 cylinder, 2 stroke road legal race bike, in NA only sold in Canada.

Not my car, but I wish my dad kept his black 1980 930 Porsche Turbo. It was spec'd by a dealership owner to have a whale tail delete. I've looked and looked, but never seen a 930 turbo with a whale tail delete.

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I love two stokes !! The sound, power band, and even the smell. I would have loved to hear the v4 500 sound !!

2 cars..that I considered tanks: 1986 Mercedes Benz 300E....W124 chassis with the M103 engine (6 Cylinders in line)...sold it with over 300K miles, and felt like it could go another 300K 1994 Mercedes Benz E420....W124 chassis with the M119 engine (V8)......"The beast" Honorary mention (will post a pic when I find it): 1986 Mercury Grand Marquis...... 300E..the silver bullet E420...the beast This car was in a league of its own when it comes to comfort...lol

I have had about 30 cars and there are 3 that stick out. My dads 1990 500 SL, my 2004 VW R32 and my 95 E36 M3. The M3 stings the most because even though it had some paintwork done it was a super rare paint and interior combo.

Luckily, I have no regrets.. I've kept all mine :-)

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Pics are not mine but absolute copies 1965 Sunbeam Tiger. Purchased in 1970. Mine came with a factory black removable hardtop and full factory repair manuals. !969 Chevelle SS 396 1985 Maxwell 360 cu in Sprint car(This pic is mine and me)

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Lucky indeed !! I have probably had over 50, but only a few cause me pain to think about..lol

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I love the Sprint car !!! Looks like great fun to drive... my son would love it too, he is a hell of a driver !!!

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If you ever have a chance to listen to a 3 cylinder, 2 stroke snowmobile, like a stock late 90's Skidoo Formula III 600. It almost sounds the same as the RZ. It just needs the popping sounds of the extra cylinder to match it. Otherwise it is pretty close to what my RZ sounded.

My first car. '83. Loved it to death (literally.) Wish I'd held onto it, slightly bent frame and all.

I had a factory black BMW 2002. It was a 1972 model year before the 5MPH bumpers. That�s my favorite memory car but the 3 we have now are all incredible. My 2002 911 Carrera Cabrio, my 2015 Chevrolet SS and our 2016 Corvette. I�m a lucky guy.

Wish I still still had my '81 Scirocco S. Something about that car... Audi 3A 2.0, big CIS, tri-y header, straight pipe, neuspeed springs and koni adjustables. So fun! Motoo344 I had a '95 M3 and have a '04 R32. Love both cars! Imo000 I'm still a two stroke fanatic lol. Dreamed of the RZ500 and the RG500 in the magazines when I was young.

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Oh I am familiar with the 3 cylinder two strokes, I had a 1974 Kawasaki 400 triple, and have raced/ridden the 750 and 500 triple (widowmakers) . I had the first 750 triple I ever rode dump me off the back when it hooked up on the pipe..lol The triple two stokes were the most fabulous sound I have ever heard, I just figure the V4 two-stroke would be a cut above, just haven't had the pleasure.

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Oh yes, the H2 was a beast! And yea, the V4 smokers are glorious sounding!

Probably should have kept a nice rust free 65 Mustang 289 4-speed I had in the 90s. Most 65s had the automatic or base 3-speed manual. Car I regret not buying that I inspected was a highly original rust free 66 Shelby GT350. A friend of a friend had it at his house in Atlanta. He was building a new house, went over budget, and needed some cash. He offered it to me for 10k. I decided to buy a new Mustang GT instead for 13k. This was in 1985. There was also a Lamborghini Miura for sale about 15 miles from my house in the late 80s. They were asking 40k, which I thought was too much, so I didn't bother looking at it.

I never have a problem getting excited about buying a new vehicle, just not very good at letting them go. As such, I haven�t sold any of them in almost 20 years and still use them all as much as possible. Other than the 996, here�s the rest of the herd...

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I had an uncle just a couple years older than me that had a Red 66 GT350 in high school that we double dated in and street raced all over Alabama and Florida. I kept the valve adjusted and tuned up, but after we settled down and got married I told him if he ever wanted to sell I wanted it. He had a new baby on the way and sent word through my sister that he wanted to sell the Shelby, I was living in a small apartment and wasn't in tough very much, so when I learned he wanted to sell it was too late. He had sold it for $2500 bucks( cost 5k new)This would have been in 1975, so it was 9 years old. The car had seen better days, the fiberglass hood had spider webbed, the engine was grimy, and the tri-Y headers were leaking, but it was all still there and running !!!

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Seeing lots of cars in this thread bringing memories. I had a '85 GT that I loved. I would say I wish I would've kept it, but I totaled it. Lots of shenanigans in that car!

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I loved my 85 GT. Factory ordered it just the way I wanted it. It got punted into a concrete divider on the highway one rainy night while my sister was driving it. No one was hurt, but the car was destroyed.

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In '82 saw a 66 Shelby GT350 mint condition in a tow yard, employee said $6500 which was way more than this high school boy had. Wanted a 65 fastback but at a motorcycle dealer was struck by lightning; Firecracker Red 1982 GPZ 550. Bought that model cash included Bell helmet and blessed to still be alive today.

I don't know why I enjoyed this car so much. Was a perfect winter car with mechanical feeling and old school quattro with toggleable locking differential at rear. And here's the TT that was my first "high performance" car with ~400hp. It was actually faster than my 911 at least on a straight line. Traded it for that white Mercedes which someone crashed into while it was parked and used the insurance money to buy 911.

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I had a 1986 Honda NS400R back in '86...it's the one I wish I'd have held onto. Saw lots of RZ500 tailpipes at Mosport back then, being down 100cc was painful at Mosport.

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I had one of those too! Another brilliant motorcycle.

1966 Vette BB 427, Owner her for 15 years, rebuilt her from the chassis up my self. It was as much fun working on her as it was driving her. She is with her new owner somewhere in the North East now.

I've owned a lot of cool vehicles..vettes, turbo talon, stealth and others but one of my favorite cars ever was an 89 accord lxi 5 speed...lol I don't know why but even today I still miss this car, in fact i saw one driving on the freeway a few days ago and wanted to follow the guy home and ask if he wanted to sell(don't know if it was a stick or not) and my 69 roadrunner 383 4 speed with a hurst pistol grip shifter

Here's my other ragtop. Never, ever selling it.

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It was fun to drive...scary but fun. Don't let the kid get one! Those cars try to kill you every time you start it. If it doesn't succeed at that it will try to bankrupt you.

1966 Honda Scrambler - my 1st ride b4 I could even drive a car 1967 VW Bus - converted it for a cross-country trip to Boston w/my then new (and since ex) wife. 1968 Triumph Bonneville - a classic 1976 Triumph TR6 - another classic 1981 Jaguar XJ6 - my 1st luxury ride; had 1 of the 1st mobile phones in it 1986 Porsche 944T - my 1st Porsche 1989 Kawasaki ZX10 - my main M/C ride for many years; rode it solo all over the US, Canada and Mexico. 1996 Jeep TJ - did the Rubicon Trail in it 1998 Ducati 998 - the sexiest bike I ever owned. 2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser - built it up to go anywhere off road; drove 700 miles thru Death Valley and all over the 4 Corners. and probably a few others that don't come immediately to mind.

My first Porsche ('96 C4S) ...and the one I wish I had kept

Same story with the R, tornado red (Beachball6 on the Vortex back in the day) and an e36 m3. Both well fully built NA cars with cams and all the supporting goodies I had to buy my boxster to satisfy the loss. There is something too perfect about 3000# cars with 250ish whp. Shawn

I�ve had a couple that I wish that I still had - 1973 Datsun 240Z and a 1987 Mercedes 190E 2.3-16. Unfortunately the rust monster got both of those. Also wish I still had our 1995 Mercedes E320 wagon, Imperial Red, full leather, just so that I could sell it on BAT for stupid money! Here is the one that I wish my Dad kept: Yes, that is me in the back, a couple of years ago LOL. Still, my favorite car yet is my Porsche - that may have something to do with wanting one since I was about ten years old! Daryll

I'm getting nostalgic in my old age. I miss a lot of my old cars. But I wouldn't trade my Porsche 996 for all of them! Here are some of mine: 1980 VW Scirocco (SCCA ITC) 1982 VW Scirocco (SCCA GT3) 1980 Lola T590 (SCCA S2000) 1983 Mercedes 300D (Was originally my mother's car) Also: 1978 Honda Accord hatchback with 2-speed Hondamatic 1986 Chrysler Laser 1987 VW Scirocco 16V 196? Porsche 912 (bought for $1500 in 1990, sold in 1991 for $6000) 197? Toyota Corona with bad clutch ( paid $100 in 1990, traded it 1 week later for Fiat X/19) 197? Fiat X/19 (got in trade for Corona, sold for $1600 6 months later) 1981 VW Scirocco has locked up engine when I bought it 1985 Ford Bronco II with 302 V8 �had V6 when I bought it 197? Toyota Corolla 1996 Toyota Corolla manual tranny with nitrous (I was the nut that installed the nitrous) 199? Nissan Hardbody pickup 1996 Chevy Silverado 2001 Ford Crown Victoria 2009 BMW 135i

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I also had a Red '82. I had long forgotten Kawasaki called it 'Firecracker Red' until this post. Maybe not by today's standards but it was a LOT of bike for the early '80s. I'm lucky my girlfriend totaled it before I could kill myself on it. Just for the record, I've owned plenty of boring cars. The cars I'm listing here mostly had sentimental value and were not necessarily performance standouts in any way. BTW, these are all my pics and not 'borrowed' from the internet. '76 Bronco. I loved its no frills simplicity. I never dreamed back then that they would be selling for such crazy money today. Oh well, it was a '76 so I probably couldn't get it smogged anyway. 71' Cab. Great beach car and in 1980s Southern Cal beach communities, bugs were still considered cool. (I guess technically there are two "past rides" in this picture ) '72 911T. I was in way over my head financially and mechanically. This is what taught me to not have an old exotic car as your only transportation. Landrover. It taught me that I learned nothing from my '72 Porsche ownership experience. Peugeot 205 GTi. Of the three front wheel drive cars I've ever owned, it was the only one I really liked. '92 Alfa. Another great beach car but was reliable enough for road trips. Not what I would call high performance though. 2 litre 914. Not that fast but the balance was incredible. It still holds the the unofficial fastest time between Dana Point Harbor to San Diego-Ocean Beach. The '70 911T. I miss it but the insane amount of money that it sold for funded the 996 with enough left over for a 997.

I fall in love all the time. Of the junks below, still have the Scirocco. Miss the VW truck the most. Got into the most trouble with the MINI

65 Mustang fastback, with a 351C engine swap 78 Triumph Spitfire 89 Suzuki Swift GTi 93 Honda VFR750F 81 FIAT X1/9 97 Moto Guzzi Sport 1100i 02 Honda CBR954RR 06 Pontiac GTO 14 VW GTI I dunno, I look back at my prior vehicles like I look back at my ex-girlfriends; I remember why I loved them, and I remember why I'm not with them anymore My wife of 22 years (and counting), is a "keeper", we'll see how it goes with my 996

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Mine was tornado red as well!

Dang, a lot of really interesting cars here. I�ve been on the lookout for a rare-ish 1987 Acura Legend, that my mother bought slightly used from the dealer. This was Acura�s first ever brand to sell into the US market. And boy was it sexy back then. This family car made it to 170,000 miles, redlined often, never had any problems with it. 1987 Acura Legend, 24-valve SOHC 2.7L V6 manual 5-speed with car phone, CD player, M/S Wheels.

1969 911T... Still my favorite,, had a Bursche Exhaust and euro headlights. Got > 30 on the freeway if you kept your foot under control. Basic essence of a car,, 10 fuses, no AC, and the Webbers sang when you were on it..

I do miss my RD350, nothing like the sound of a 2stroke with race pipes and gutted mufflers I received many noise violation tickets with that one. After the snow the last few days I miss the AWD turbo Talon on snows.

So the car I wish I never let go was my 1965 Coronet 440. I ever when my dad bought new and then he gave it to me on my 16th birthday....I sold it in 2002 to make room for kids bikes. Here is me with the car... Well anyway, this weekend I closed the deal on an identical car both inside and out. Going to surprise my elderly dad with it for Xmas. This is my first American car in years....super excited.

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That. Is. Awesome!!

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What are your personal vehicles that you own? Do you drive them all?

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Great thread! Love the cars and bikes you guys have had. Look out, this might get pic heavy... I am much the same. We now have space for all of my toys, so I still have most of them. Most all need plenty of work to get back in shape, but I'm hoping when I retire in less than one year, I will have the time to catch up on much of them. That's very cool. I'd really like to have some of my dad's old cars. I've started a thread over in the Off Topic area: https://rennlist.com/forums/off-topi...bit-tardy.html Unfortunately, if you are not a member, you won't be able to view it. My first real cars were a string of $100 Dodge Colts. I loved those little cars. I learned how to work on cars by transferring the good parts from one rusting out shell to the next one. Learned how to build engines. Also learned how to drive on loose surfaces. This is my dad (below - post #52) in the first Colt he rallied (and won this country's first PRO Rally Championship). I have several second gen Colts, but really liked the first gen better. Pics aren't loading for me. I'll try again in later posts.

The funnest car I ever owned was a mid 80's Renault 5 (Le Car). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_5 That thing was gutless but so much fun to drive. You could remove the engine or do almost any work with 3 wrenches. Very simple car to fix.

Suzuki Rg500 Gamma for me absolute mayhem for street use ...Like driving a 917 on the road.

The MGA roadster we sold for 5K back in the 80's. My '88 Fiero - first mid-engine car I ever drove (and spun) My '87 Chevy S10 Tahoe 4x4 extended cab But the biggest regret of all: trading my '03 986 in on my 996. Shoulda kept both.

The only car I regret selling is my '72 911. My 996 is better in nearly every respect, but there is something about the early 911 that is special.

OK - whatever was wrong is fixed (for now). This is my father in his championship winning Colt. I went through about 4 or 5 of these when I was growing up. None as a result of anything I did wrong (i.e. rust never sleeps) One of the few cars I'd like to have back (if I could find a solid one). ^ I still have two Colts (well three). The first was handed down by my father. This is from a rally I ran in 1998 (LSPR). This is "Stig": Then I was into Eagle Talons, until I could no longer stay ahead of the maintenance (still have three of them though). This is T2 (Talon 2): One of my navigators gifted me an old rally Colt. I had a bunch of parts that my dad left behind to build a little race car. What started at 2600 lbs - I was able to take out more than 1050 lbs. Had to add ballast to get to the class minimum for what I was competing in (E Prepared, SCCA Solo). Fun car! Sammy (the red rocker): Then I built the Partial Eclipse. Was intended to win RallyCross championships and the Press On Regardless Rally. It succeeded more times than it had any right to. Still have all the 944s I've ever bought. Still have a small collection of Audis. Just need more free time to get to work on them. Also still have my 1976 Yamaha IT400. Might sell if I find someone looking for one. I'm enjoying the stability of four wheels more and more these days.

Think I've surpassed the 100 car mark within the last few years, but I stopped keeping count. Many that I've loved, but no real regrets; just happy to have owned some neat machinery. Would love to have my first 2.3-16 back. Original paint, rust-free car that was a good driver. Current Cossie is much nicer now, but almost too nice for me to enjoy. '91 GTI 16v, rebuilt the motor with significant head work, hot Schrick cams, full exhaust and a Quaife LSD. Was an absolute blast. '89 M3. Bought just as the prices starting going up, sold before prices went absolutely insane. And my possible future regret; my '72 2002 that has a sale pending currently. Variety is the spice of life, right?

I got my driver's license in 1977 at the height of "Smokey & the Bandit fever so keep that in mind. 1971 Firebird Formula 455ci auto trans 1973 Firebird Formula 400 4-speed manual 1967 Firebird with hi compression '72 455 HO engine transplant 1974 Trans Am Super Duty 455 4-speed manual. 1 of 212 made that year 1970 Trans Am White Ram Air III with 4-speed manual 1969 Firebird 350 with working A/C (wife demand) 1967 Catalina 2+2 428 ci. auto trans 8 lug wheels, ( won some money street racing with this one) 1981 Gran Prix SJ 301ci 4-barrel carb (upgrade for the wife) 2000 Boxster S 6-speed I had a job test driving new Porsche's in 2000-2003, management change made me hate the job so I quit & bought the funnest of the bunch for myself & still have it.

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That 67 Catalina 2+2 was the original "sleeper car" !!!

1985 Mustang SVO 1994 Miata R in white 1986 Porsche 944 turbo The only 3 I regret letting go and miss.

for me, it's a list i know well. i have thought many times about still having them all. wish i had kept: '93 RS America (29k miles) '95 M3 LTW (34k miles) '88 e30 M3 (61k miles) to a lesser degree: '78 euro 928 5spd '88 e28 M5 they've all gone up in value - some to ridiculous levels.

Toooooo many. Mazda 323GTX Isuzu Impulse RS 1977 Corolla (if you go to Google images and search this, the orange one with the hood open is my old one) Plus a whole bunch of AE86 Corollas that I paid peanuts for.

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Cool! Im an 80s sport bike aficionado! I prefer 4 stoke fours. Had a blog running for a bit where I kept track of the ones I bought and sold, been to busy (yeah yeah for 4 years now) to update it but here http://oneguytwowheels.blogspot.com/ Sure wish I kept those original GSX-Rs. I still got the 89 ZX7 I got from the original owner.

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In 1981 I got a '66 Mustang Fastback. Rather mundane (C-code 2v 289, 3-spd manual), but I loved it. It was a horrid mess and I worked on it (with some help from my dad) and got it good looking inside and out (but not restored). Sold it when I was 19. Same time period, I was working the summer before college with a gentleman who was selling his '69 Camaro Z28 (real, not a clone). He was the original owner and had balanced and blueprinted the engine, fully rebuilt Muncie rock crusher too. It was that dark metallic green ... really nice. One fender was replaced (and still primer black) due to a fender bender. He wanted $4K. What kind of 17 year old has $4k in 1981? A year later I sold that fastback for $1900. LOL.

Wasn't mine, but my mom's black '90 Camaro RS with T-tops and the IROC-Z hood and spoiler. I rolled up on some high school buddies when she got it, one of whom deemed it the coolest car of all time. It did not come with a dead hooker in the hatch - I believe that's a myth propagated by Top Gear.

1972 Porsche 911E Targa 2.4L - Gemini Blue Sold in 1986 for $10k

miss my Ducati collection and many other cars and bikes Rich

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The amazing gravity defying Porsche.

Porsche 1973 911 don�t even want to mention what I sold it for maybe if I don�t say price out loud it really didn�t happen Rich

Oh yea my 1974 and 1975 US Carreras. Rich

Enough of this thread I am hurting enough Rich

I bought a 1979 320i with my own $1200 as a senior in college. Great car that was easy to work on and the very definition of slow car fast. Some ******* with a Chrysler 300 and an early cellphone was the end of that. Next was a 1991 318i (a rare US 4 door, cloth interior) with the m42 for about the same money. Best four cylinder in my limited experience but it also seems to be a wider view. Sold to a friend who ran off with a girl to Korea and left it on the street. Ran into it in a junkyard a few years later. The car, that is. I would have put some dents into the friend. Sad day. Finally a 1991 Honda Accord. Just a great car with a stick and a great interior. i do not regret selling any car that ended up with another faithful steward.

Also, because California, anything my family ever owned with a pre-1976 build date was absolutely stupid to get rid of. Toronado, a Camaro, the MG, a sweet old Buick Electra battleship, and a Chevy Custom Deluxe long-bed crew-cab pickup. Had I known then what I know now about future CARB laws, I'd have a fleet of smog-belching antiques.

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Nah, I enjoy seeing all the cars people in this forum has owned, and the stories of the "ones that got away". Some very interesting cars and it brings a bit of profile to the person who has owned them (or is profiling a bad thing nowadays?) The memories some of these cars bring back are priceless !!!

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Agreed! I�m really enjoying seeing what people on this forum were driving before they were into Porsches. Lots of variety for sure. Keep them coming! Daryll

My 62 356 coupe and my wife's 67 Chevelle. And my 83 VW GTI.

Only car I regret selling is the 2007 BMW Z4 M Coupe. The best design to come from the Chris Bangle era. The S54 was one sweet motor!

1973 Moto Guzzi V7 Sport No picture but I missed my 1968 Lotus Europa, which I had to give up when I was drafted!

Shoulda kept it and given it to FSI for an �upgrade�.

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Bash: You will find another.

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My old 1987 Ae86 GTS Took me 7 years to build and gather all the parts. I build the car with my dad during 3 months and we redid everything. The chassis was also redone completely. There was no bushing on the car as the whole suspension was on rod-ends, 42mm shorter dampers and a 1.5way LSD. The engine was a 4age 20v bottom with balanced, lightened and micro-polished crank + H-Beams rods Top was a 16v head small ports, coil on plugs ignition, first running on Mikuni RS40 carbs and on 42mm ITB with relocated injectors after. The engine was only making 200hp, could shift it at 9000rpms without any problem and the total weight was 990 Kilos.

Biggest regret was selling my 993 TT which I purchased at that time for only $54K

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I remembered the most exciting part about driving the big Cat fast was the unevenly worn aluminum brake drums/wheel centers. Eventually I could feel each wheel brake at different times, did alot of downshifting with the Turbo 400 trans. It had the "reverb" radio with a speaker hole in the middle of the back seat. The exhaust had a leak that came thru the speaker hole when I raced it. Paid $500 for it & sold it for $700 3 months later

1994 RX7 R2, sold the day before factory warranty expired. Always missed that car. Also miss my 50th anniversary Z06. Thinking about finding another. The 2004 original version of STi I had is also becoming quite desirable but I never liked the ride of that one, too high strung.

My old Yamaha Daytona Special!

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He got rid of it because he was upside down on the payments.

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She.

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You may have not ever timed it, but that 67 Catalina 2+2 428 had a 0-60 time of just 3.9 seconds !! That's why I say it is the original sleeper car. Was quick enough to hammer just about anything made back then, and would still hammer most of todays fast cars ...

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The gym teacher at my elementary school was a young single guy, and had a silver 2+2 coupe with a four-speed that he bought brand new. Kept it clean and waxed even in the winter, and still had it when I �graduated� to junior high school. His had the cool 8-lug Pontiac alloy wheels too. Very neat car, had not even thought about a Pontiac 2+2 for years until this popped up! Daryll

This sexy little European car was my daily driver for 12 years. Bought in 74 sold in 86. Developed it to 325hp (2.0L T88 series Non-Cosworth)by a DIY turbo setup I designed from a confiscated FoMoCo warranty turbo. Nothing on the street could touch it with a 5.8 lb/hp ratio, the only thing that came close was a 427 AC Shelby Cobra. And with a full Koni suspension it would handle the curves also.. Stage 5 T88 2.0 developed to 525hp (T88 series Non-Cosworth "Pinto engine") set some records, story and magazine feature to follow The 9 second Turbo Ford here.. Lightweight at 1800lbs even with cast iron block and heads, cast iron trans, 12 inch clutch and flywheel,heavy 12 bolt rear end (shortened) Took the family with me.. More of Dale Wilsons article Last little bit of info on the "Pinto".. Another Maverick I drove for the Marshall's (wasn't mine, I was just the driver and tuner) 460CI 385 series big block..Huntsville Dragway 1981 Another I drove for Marshall, 514CI all fiberglass car.. 82 Fairmont. Thnuder Valley in Bristol Tenn. 1982

This by far my favorite thread....I love the cars and the stories that go with them....keep 'em coming!!!!

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Well, Dr. Skip... Great stuff. Love the family participation. Love the Capri. Those were cool cars. Here's some of my family participation. I'm the big kid. It was things like this that has gotten my father inducted into the Mopar Hall of Fame (2018) and now, into the SCCA Hall of Fame (2020). This was at the 1994 Press On Regardless Rally. Dad won and I took the Vintage class win. Great experiences...

Can still smell the red leather. Had an AH 3000 after this. As a kid in the mid �70�s

I never been wealthy as measured by $$$. But if you can can measure wealth by the love and enjoyment of fun cars and great family and friends. I am pretty wealthy. 1963 1976 1978 2019

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How ironic !! When I bought that 72 Capri, had to take my dad to co-sign ( i was just a kid), I actually took him to co-sign on a Speed Yellow 68 Barracuda S 340 Special, he would not co-sign for me to have the Barracuda S, he said the only car on the lot he would sign for was the little 4 cylinder, his words, it's newer, less maintenance, cheap on gas , insurance, less power to get in trouble! Little did he know at the time that when your mind is set on speed, you can overcome all obstacles !!! P.S. He did give me the money to build my first race car to keep me off the streets after the authorities told him I had outran everything in the state ( including the Police). Nothing like family participation, love your family pics !!! And congrats to your Dad for the inductions !!!

^^^ +1 for your dad. Congrats!!!!

Wife�s father bought it new. Me and the kids take turns keeping it running. Remarkable how easy it is get parts. [img]blob:https://rennlist.com/21b8a012-9ae4-4643-a643-f6d1ae289212[/img]

Digital cameras were kind of crappy back then

1972 BMW Tii

1986 930

I miss my 1969 vw type 3 variant "squareback" . I still look at 'em and tell my wife how I'm gonna get another someday...someday. I put a one-piece fiberglass front end (mishap with a much larger station wagon) and I had it slammed to the ground:-) That was such a fun car, except for bumpy roads. And I could pull that motor in 45 minutes-as I often had to Just some pic from the internet.

The Datsun 510 I had in high school ...

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Makes sense that you guys are 996 guys. That is to say, there are some freaking cool cars on this thread. Wish I could contribute but I'm glad my old cars are gone Mike - this hurt me and I don't even know you.

My Mondial 3.2. Mondials are the "996" of Ferrari -- disparaged by those who have never owned one, or are "internet educated", and loved fanatically by everyone who has actually owned one. The first version, the Mondial 8, was problematic and slow -- the bad reputation was deserved for that model. The subsequent models -- the QV, 3.2, and t are all awesome. Very reliable also -- the engines are bulletproof -- there are no "IMS like" concerns to worry about, but timing belt changes are crazy expensive. Depending on your priorities, either the "t" (348 drivetrain) or the "3.2" (328 drivetrain) is the best model. I preferred the 3.2 and this is the car I miss most:

I thought I would resurrect an old thread that has laid dormant for 4 years for some of the new comers to show what their past rides were,( that they wished they had kept), I think it is interesting to see what members cars were then and now... If you got pics...lets see them !!

My first car, got totaled when I was at a red light. 1969 Toyota Sports 800, mine was silver. Loved that car! To be clear, my Dad owned it, I drove it!

This is the first car I ever owned, had the V-6, very fast and handled great for the day!

1970 Trans Am. Numbers matching car that still ran on leaded gas before there were hardened valve seats. I regret selling that car 20+ years ago because of being young and stupid. I loved it, but was delusional when I convinced myself that I could get another one some day. Sold it to buy a new A4

I forgot to post this one first time around. 1970(or 71 can't remember which) Plymouth Duster 340 ci, Accel dual point distributor, Holley 750 carb and rear Crager mags with Mickey Thompson tires. Thing was QUICK!

I wish i had pictures of all my cars and boats from years ago. we didn't have phone cameras. my favorite was the 1965 MGB I stuck a 289 Ford V8 in along with 8 in narrow rear end and running wire wheel hubcaps to match the front wire wheels. bone stock look until you heard it running. all my car from when i was14 years old to now 53 Chevy 3 window pick up 55 Chevy 2 door 210 67 SS Camaro 73 Toyota Celica lowered with Koni suspension 65 MGB with 289 v8 70 Formula 400 Firebird lowered and Koni suspension 69 BB 396 Camaro convertible 69 Olds 442 w/ 455 78 Ford F150 4X4 dropped the 351M and put 460 in LOL the rest were normal cars.

First car 1974 MGB in black tulip When I was in the US Navy, drove across the US six times. Loved that little car...

98 Integra GS-R. Probably one of the best handling FWD cars ever made at that point. Others I wish I still had are 87 Foxbody, 96 Eclipse turbo, 92 300ZX, 85 Corvette, 87 Camaro, wish I took more pics back then.

One of the great mistakes of my life. I chose this Z28 new instead of a 911T at the Providence Porsche dealer in 1968. I turned down the Porsche because I was concerned the women in my life wouldn't go on trips with me because of the lack of storage in the Porsche.......

Man, my GT3 is okay, but sure sorry I got rid of my Renault R8. Rear engine, too, with 3 lugs per wheel. That's living on the edge!

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I learned to drive in a R10 and also took it to the DMV for my first driver's test. I don't miss it in the slightest though. This is the actual car.

WOW !! I seen some great cars in here, some that are worth GOLD nowadays , and some cool cars I never knew existed, like the 1969 Toyota Sport 800 of sasilverbullett !! I didn't even know Toyota made any US cars like that...... Keep them coming !!

My first love - '83 GTI. I also owned a GS-R like Norocehcap , but it was stolen and recovered in Oakland stripped and pretty much ruined. My second love, 1970 GTO. Dad bought it new in 1969, now I own and drive it.

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Well, I will say the seats in the R8 were the most comfortable seats I�ve ever sat in. It was also a breeze to drive it on two wheels. Just a twist of the steering wheel and up you go. Did that following a Corvette into a hard left turn. Probably went google-eyed if he had looked in the rear view mirror.

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I don't recall any 2 wheel driving but in the rain, on my bald tires, the rear end would start sliding on even the gentlest of turns. I was drifting waaay before it was a thing. A pioneer if you will...

Mazda 323 GTX - winter rally beater. Would take it from MA to NH every weekend to snowboard and do AWD things. Little turbo made about 200WHP. Was a real trooper dealing with my hoonery until I blew it up. Miss the bikes a lot, mostly when the weather was nice. The 999 was kind of like the Ducati version of the 996 - an unloved by the purist but performance bargain. The hypermotard was my favorite bike ever, you could hoon it at any speed reasonable on the road and take it to work every day. Evo... Best road car ever for New England. You Tube

1982 VW Scirocco, silver with blue tartan interior, manual everything, no sunroof. 1982 was the first year of the Scirocco 2, it had the Scirocco 1 drivetrain with the 1.7l engine and the Scirocco 1 Monowiper. No pictures sorry it was so long ago.

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My good friend owned it before me and they tried to steal it out of his drive way, twice, found it in the middle of his street with the ignition busted and the steering column was also snapped.

Wow, you have to bring up past memories with many regrets. Back in the sixties and seventies when cars didn’t last as long as they do today you could buy some pretty neat cars for cheap money. Myself and my friends seem to have gone through quite a gambit of cars (mostly beat up British cars) back then. Here are just a few that I had and wish I kept. Very first car in in 1965 was 1959 VW Beetle convertible, drove all summer and sold it when I went off to college probably paid about $500.00 and sold it for about the same. From there over the next few years I had 1960 Sunbeam Alpine which I modified and ran in PHA hillclimbs, 1960 Mk II Jaguar sedan (all rusted out but drove like a dream), 1960 Corvette, traded the Corvette for Austin Healy 100, traded the Healey for 1967 MG Midget, ( probably the dumbest thing I ever did), MG 1100 sedan (real piece of Junk), 1960 Austin Healy 3000 (think I paid $3000 for it in early 80’s and sold for about the same), 1969 911T in beautiful condition, sold it 1980 for $5000.00 so I could buy a house with my new bride. The 911T was the last cool car I had until I purchased my 1999 996 in 2015 which I mostly use for track days. Probably had a couple other gems in my early years that I forgot about but writing this brought back some fond memories and a couple regrets. “Those were the days my friend”

Out of all the bikes and cars I�ve owned this is the one I wish was still in my garage: 1993 Ducati 888SPO

Crazy, but I miss my 2006 Honda Civic that I owned for 6 month at the start of 2020. Pandemic started, it was parked on the street, the drug zombies started to come out, and I was worried it was going t get trashed. Since it was my 6th car at the time, I sold it for what I paid for it. 5-speed manual, crank windows, no sunroof, gray cloth seats. Owned by my wife's Uncle for ten years. Car was bulletproof, only had 80k miles on it, and took me WAY back since that's the only car I've owned personally that had crank windows. I think about it a lot...now I'm considering putting crank windows into my Elise, but since Lotus didn't make the mechanisms, they're heavier than the electrics! Damn!!!!

I miss my 85 MR2. It was my introduction to sportscars. Did my first timing belt job and my first ever brake job. Love those cars to this day.

I would never ride a Ducati. I would park it in my livingroom and enjoy its incredible beauty.

I miss my 57 A cabriolet, 64 C, 914, and 912 all of which were liquidated in the divorce proceedings. However, the biggest regret was having one of the riggers who worked at the company walk into my office and show me a picture of a funny-looking dented up car that looked like a Karmen Ghia that had a two-piece windshield, two seats, and a Volkswagon motor. After looking at the picture, I left the office immediately and drove furiously at the limit of adhesion to make an offer. However, discussions between his wife and the need to make way for her horses had risen to such a point that she had her brother and his trailer take the vehicle directly to the salvage yard and was crushed for scrap. After driving , the only thing left when I got there was the rearview mirror and wooden stick for the gas gauge. While I still lament losing the Porsches due to divorce, that early 356 split-window cabriolet, will always be the ride. I often think about it after I remove the cloth cover from my 996 cab after a winter's sleep........

Love my Motorcycles also, have done many cross country trip on my Harley and BMW. the Harley I built from the ground up, it use to be a Road king and made it to touring bike with 152 h.p. to rear wheel 120 c.i. , the Beemer was K1600 with 6 cylinder engine, a great handling touring bike. I still have the 1970 Triumph Bonneville with only 1223 miles on it, it has not been on the road or registered since 1979. I would put it on a table in dining room but wife says hell no. the Harley is still in the family with the oldest.

Bar none, the one I regret the most, sold it to make space for a Lotus Elise S/C. 95% of the lotus with 5% of the issues although the Lotus wasn't that bad. Next is the Lotus which I sold to make space for a ~40K mile, time warp 1996 993;

I've had a lot of cars but none that I lament selling. Now if you replaced "you wish you'd kept" with "you wish you had a billion dollars and an environmentally controlled warehouse throughout your entire car owning life so that you COULD have kept" then, yeah, there were a couple. Austin Mini 850 Countryman, 998 Austin Cooper, a sweet white/tan MGBGT, Mk.1 Cortina GT, Saab 95 (1968 -- not the new one), Peugeot 505S Turbo 5-speed, Peugeot 405S 5-speed wagon, and both of my E86 BMW Z4 Coupes. They'd sit around undriven most of the time but it would be a fun walk through a whole lot of memories. And they were all fun cars.

I found a pic of "one that got away" I had mentioned before, a 1966 Shelby GT-350. It belonged to my favorite Uncle that was only a year older than me,( my mom had 5 kids and my MawMaw had 9 kids and they were both pregnant twice at the same time). We used to double-date in that Mustang and Street Race it all over Alabama and Florida. I had a 69 Acapulco Blue Fastback 302 Mustang I kept for 12 years, but it didn't compare to the GT-350, and I always told him if he ever decided to sell it to let me know, After we both settled down and got married we lost touch with each other, and he had a baby on they way and decided to sell the Shelby, so he sent word by my sister who was slow to relay the message ( she didn't know the importance of that message), by the time I found out about it he had sold it for $2500...(ouch) It was well worn down, but was all still there and original, the only time I would have had to own one..lol Found memories and wild times in that car !!

That’s probably the car on this thread that’s appreciated most. That $2500 then is prolly close to $250,000 now. Even in crappy, if original condition.

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You are my Hero.

I miss my red 1984 300ZX turbo with the solid roof vs the split glass panels (Targa?). This model year had the (faux) hood scoop. That car screamed when the turbo kicked in. The one that got away 'tho was a red GTO Judge. My wife and I were friends with a couple. The wife was my wife's BF. He was a student at the N.E. College of Optometry and owned the Judge. He was trading it/selling it and I BEGGED him to let me buy the car and he wouldn't let me. He claimed that he would feel horrible if it "threw a rod" or something and stood his ground. Was and remains an a-hole.

Miss the whale tail!

That's messed up. He sold/traded it to a stranger instead? Damn. (Sorry for the double post - where do you delete posts?)

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THat's messed up. So instead he sold it to some stranger? Damn.

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What a ***** !! Wouldn't let you buy the car you lusted over because HE mite feel bad if the engine failed....

This hits home. The S2000 is the first car that made me a "car guy" and appreciate the art of pure driving. I have kept and sold a few s2000s over the years, but always kept one in the stable. I have come to accept that I will always have an S2000--part of my driving DNA now. It is a car I have come to appreciate more over time as I developed as a driver---HDPEs, xauto x, etc. Today I am fortunate to have an S2000 and 981GTS--both manual of course. [QUOTE=WingsWheelsHulls;19230798]Bar none, the one I regret the most, sold it to make space for a Lotus Elise S/C. 95% of the lotus with 5% of the issues although the Lotus wasn't that bad.

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We had a white 1995 Integra GS-R 4-door 5MT we called the "Rocket Mobile". We drove it away on our wedding day and years later were still finding confetti in different spots. Wonderful memories in that car. Still miss it...and have been looking for one again recently.

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IIRC a Type-R sold for like $150k a few months ago... Crazy! Good luck on your search, this is the 1 car I really wish I kept, sold it to move into an apartment in my early 20's, that was dumb I should have sold my e46 BMW instead.........

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Yeah that. Mine was Interlagos Blue. I loved it. The problem was, once I got the 996 I pretty much stopped driving it. So it went away.

2008 135i, year 1 of the 1. Loved this car, wish I'd kept it. Black interior with black wood trim. Amazing car. I miss it all the time.

I sold this after our company's time attack / R&D activities ended. Definitely a regret, I should've just converted the interior and exhaust back to stock-ish. The Si engine swap in a hatchback body is both fun and immensely pragmatic, and I could've avoided paying CA taxes buying an Insight and an Accord afterwards.

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I had a Suzuki GT550 3 cyl 2 stroke with. Kerker header� stupidly let it go during college� Wish I still had it� looked just like this one. (except this one doesn�t have the Kerker).

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Those were pretty sweet !! , I had the smaller version in 1976 the Suzuki GT380. When I was only 14 I got a 1970 Suzuki 500 Titan ( 2 cyl two-stroke) for my birthday ( in Alabama you could get a Motorcycle Licence at 14) . I rode it everywhere, to school, work, everywhere all seasons for 4 years..I was working at a shop and one of the old Techs was retiring and traded me his Triple Decker Snap-On Tool Box with 30 years worth of tools for the Titan 500..He strapped his guitar on his back and rode off into the Sunset on it...lol

This is really the only car I miss. Stock twins. Reliability upgrades & Ohlins DFV coilovers. The light but communicative steering in my GT3 reminds me of this car. The only things that let it down was the inevitability of needing a full repaint, all the fragile plastics in the car, and worst, the 5-speed transmission shared with the B2000 truck which felt like absolute garbage. The driving experience was a riot every single time though, and the character of the rotary coupled with the way the sequentials would lull in between spooling the second turbo just felt so cool. Ah well, maybe I'll get another one someday. Allegedly the RX8 euro 5speed basically bolts up to the 13b and that's a much better transmission.

My 1991 Acura NSX on BBS LMs with KWv3 and air cups... After we had our first kid, I was barely driving it... maybe 200 miles per year. After 3 years of that, I decided to sell it... got more than double what I paid for it, but if I kept it, it would be worth 3-4x more.

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Hhhmmm looks remarkably like a Honda Type R!

One of my motorcycles that I regret selling was my 1951 EL Panhead. I got it for a great price and after rebuilding the carb and putting a new battery in it, it was a first kick starter.

No regrets, NVDA funded While it gets tons of ?'s, 95% of the time it's "does it have a 302? still fun to drive.

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Question :: what is NVDA ? I remember placing a bid on an Old Exotic House owned by an old widow woman that had a dusty Canary Yellow 69 Z28 and an old Tin LIzzy in the basement...The bid included the Toys in the basement and Draperies in the house..lol....( I didn't get the House ) BTW : Did yours have a 302 ? lol

NVDA=Nvidia If a person has any money in a 401K/Roth or other retirement that they can direct to investing in this company and the Chip making business (KLAC, LRCX, TSMC) in general are poised to make 50% and more on their money. This stock in particular has been a money maker for me like no other in recent time (5+ years) As a 14y/o that had older brother w 67 SS i learned a ton of mechanistic that still benefits me today turning wrenches on T, MB, and P cars. GM stuff was a good teacher moving on from a Briggs&Straton. Yeah, it's got a 302 w everything intact except added ceramic set of long tube headers. (have orig ex/manifolds) Chevy Engines might suck, (mine will rev to 8K like right now) but i guarantee you that someone will pull over to help in this versus the Turbo. I got a good M96 in the Targa , but it's a item for discussion on reliability. every auto manufacturer has issues. Some, like stocks, are worth the hassle.

i had an earlier response to this question, but my thoughts on this have changed. i now probably regret one car over all others. my euro '78 928 in white over black. i never realized until recently that i had one of the early '78 cars that lacked any side markers at all. after all the years, i do not remember the VIN to check how early it was, but i now know it was a 'keeper'. the e30s in the background were mine also. i was moving the 928 out for the silver M3 you see.

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When I bought my Z28 on order from the dealer in 1968, the 302/solid lifters defined the Z28. There were no other engines sold in the Z28. Now that's not to say a a 50 year old car didn't see a substitute small block Chevy V8 along the way.

I regret selling my 1975 VW Scirocco. I bought it in 1978 while I was in college and had an absolute blast with it. I loved this car so much, I owned it twice!

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I know, the question was actually "satirical" . I was just surprised that that was the #1 question that was asked of him...lol Satire/sarcasm doesn't permeate well in text..

Missing them all - Lots more not posted

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Brings back memories. I first learned to drive in my brother's 1975 "Kermit Green" VW Rabbit manual 4-speed. It felt fast and responsive (to a first-time driver) and I absolutely loved driving it. I know now that there are cars that are even better to drive than a 1975 VW Rabbit , but it would have been tough to convince me of that back then. Always loved the the look of the Sciroccos.

That Panhead is absolutely gorgeous and I�m not a big Harley guy. But I�d ride that beauty.

I had a ‘79 Scirroco S that I bought new. Last black car, forever! Great car but was pretty used up by 150K miles. Don’t regret it’s sale.

In 1984 I bought a �79 BMW 320i. I still had the yellow Scirocco that I posted earlier but the BMW became my DD. It had the Sport Touring Package which got you fog lights with metal guards, 3-spoke leather-wrapped steering wheel, Recaro seats, sport suspension and a limited slip rear end. I added the 15� MSW wheels with 50 series Fulda Y2000 tires (later Pirelli P7�s) and the air dam. It was another fun car like the Scirocco, just faster and more refined. That is my cat checking out the air dam�

I had a 75 Scirocco that I bought while in college. Really liked that car. I converted it from an automatic to a 4 speed. Sold it to my cousin to buy my first Porsche (72 911T with S trim) in 1980. Have owned at least one Porsche ever since then.